S Broad to Labuschagne, Outside off, left alone by Labuschagne.
S Broad to Labuschagne, Woah! Some football out in the middle by Labuschagne. This is a length ball on the off pole line. He blocks it out onto the pitch. The ball is rolling behind and Marnus is maybe a bit worried that it would go onto the stumps. So he literally kicks the ball towards the man at point.
J Archer to Smith, A length ball around off, solidly defended.
J Archer to Smith, There comes the first bouncer! Easily passing over the batsman's head. Smith ducks under it and the crowd cheers! More of that, they want, don't they?
J Archer to Smith, Perfect line and length, just around off, Smith gets a long way across his stumps and defends.
J Archer to Smith, Outside off, not a bouncer, but on a length, left alone.
Huge cheers across the ground. The crowd is anticipating something. Jofra vs Steven. What will come first up? Bouncer? Square leg moves a fraction deeper.
J Archer to Labuschagne, Landed outside off, Marnus looks to defend but is squared up. The ball squirts off the outside edge behind point and the batsmen take a single. Now, to the contest. The real contest.
J Archer to Labuschagne, A length ball, outside off, Labuschagne is solid in defense.
After missing out on the previous Test due to concussion, the man who has become the best Test batsman in the world as per the ICC cricket rankings, is here. Steven Smith walks out at number 4, much much much earlier than anticipated. Just 7 overs in, so the ball will be pretty much new and the guy has a lot to do. Again.
S Broad to Harris, OUT! LBW! The review is retained but Australia lose their second wicket in the form of Marcus Harris. This was pitched on a length around the fourth stump line by Broad, he gets it to angle into the southpaw. Harris looks to come on the front foot and defend it but misses the ball to get hit high on the pad. The English players appeal and the umpire raises his finger after thinking for a long time. Harris is not totally convinced that this would hit the stumps. He has a chat with Labuschagne at the non-striker's end and goes for the review at the last second. Ultra Edge comes in and shows no edge on that. Ball Tracker comes in now, pitching outside off, impact in line and wickets CLIPPING! It is just touching the top of middle and leg poles and thus it is Umpire's call. Australia in a spot of bother now.
Harris has been adjudged LBW! At the very last second, he signals for the review. Looks close, might be umpire's call on height. The ball has hit Marcus on the right knee roll. No inside edge involved. Clipping the top of leg stump, review retained but Harris has to go!
S Broad to Harris, On the pads of Harris, he flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.
S Broad to Harris, Again outside off, Harris lets it through to Bairstow.
S Broad to Harris, Length ball outside off by Broad, Harris leaves it alone.
S Broad to Harris, Another one fuller and on the pads, Harris looks to push this towards mid on but gets the inner half of his bat on it. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters take a couple.
S Broad to Harris, On the pads of Harris to start off with, he pushes it towards the man at mid-wicket.
J Archer to Labuschagne, FOUR! On the pads of Marnus, he flicks it between mid-wicket and square leg as he finds the gap and the ball races to the fence. Good over for the Aussies this.
J Archer to Labuschagne, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
J Archer to Harris, Fuller on off, Harris pushes it towards cover and rotates strike.